BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian College is continuing its look back at its 2019-20 athletic campaign. Before announcing the top event in the Top 10 Stories from the past year, here is a look at the four new stories that received votes from the Moravian athletic administrators but missed out on making the Top 10.
Moravian Welcomes 64 New Inductees into Chi Alpha Sigma
The Greyhounds welcomed 64 inductees as the newest class of Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society. Chi Alpha Sigma works with NCAA and NAIA member institutions to recognize outstanding college student-athletes for their successes both on the field of competition and in the classroom. To be eligible for Chi Alpha Sigma, student-athletes must be a junior and/or senior with a 3.4 or higher GPA and have earned a varsity letter. The new inductees will receive a certificate and a medallion with the 29 seniors also receiving an honors cord. The group also includes 35 juniors and represents 19 of Moravian's 20 varsity programs.
Read the original story at https://www.moraviansports.com/general/2019-20/releases/20200320k2ig0w.
Men's Basketball Joins with Team IMPACT to Sign Ezekiel Rodas
The Hounds "signed" 10-year-old Ezekiel Rodas of Allentown to the squad's roster January 31 during a Team IMPACT Draft Day sponsored by Vertex Phamaceuticals. Ezekiel is one of 30,000 patients in the United States living courageously with cystic fibrosis (CF), a disease predominantly diagnosed in children by the age of two. By sponsoring Draft Days of children with CF, Vertex Pharmaceuticals helps spread awareness for the disease—and the lifelong, positive effects Team IMPACT has on these children. Team IMPACT is a national nonprofit that connects children facing serious and chronic illnesses with local college athletic teams, forming lifelong bonds and life-changing outcomes. Through the support of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, children who have CF, like Ezekiel, are drafted onto local college athletic teams and become an official member of the team to support the child's physical, social, and emotional needs. By being a part of the Moravian College Men's Basketball program, Ezekiel has been at and will continue to attend Greyhounds practices, games, team dinners, events and more.
Read the original story at https://www.moraviansports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/20200131s5ht73.
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Hosts Food Drive for Mo's Cupboard
Moravian's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee held a Food Drive this past November for Mo's Cupboard on the Moravian campus. Opened during the fall of 2018, Mo's Cupboard provides shelf stable food items, toiletries, dorm and cleaning supplies to any Moravian College, Graduate, or Seminary student in need. SAAC asked each student-athlete on campus to donate either a canned good or $1 towards the purchase of canned goods and hygiene products to donate to Mo's Cupboard.
Read the original story at https://www.moraviansports.com/general/2019-20/releases/20191122lws8lu.
CJ Barnes & Nadine Ewald Each Reach 1,000 Career Points
Seniors guard C.J. Barnes and forward Nadine Ewald both joined Moravian's 1,000-point clubs for the men's and women's basketball teams in December. Barnes reached the milestone on December 21 versus Immaculata University when he netted 23 points to become Moravian's 24th 1,000-point scorer for the men's program. Ewald joined the group on December 14 versus Immaculata when she had her seventh double-double of the season with 15 points and 14 rebounds to become the 28th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points and the sixth player to reach 750 career rebounds.
Read about Barnes reaching the milestone at https://www.moraviansports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/20191221ootvfm.
Read about Ewald reaching the milestone at https://www.moraviansports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/releases/20191214p7pd7n.
The number one highlight in the Top 10 Stories of 2019-20 will be released on Thursday, July 30.
